MHD is the future. The Afro-French rapper headlined U Street Music Hall on September 15. It was awesome. His Guianese-Senegalese roots give him the rhythm that sets him apart from any other rapper you've ever heard. That, and his rapid fire French lyrics. His love...
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Û_is that a synthesizer I hear?: Musical Variety on Cory Branan’s Adios
Happy fall semester everyone! I hope yinz all had great summers, and you're ready for another great year (actually the last!!) of Another Kind of Currency. So let's not waste any time and get on to the reason you're all here. This will be a bit of a long one, so...
Interview with A$AP Ferg: Striving Never Stops
Shot by Brian Harrington August was a busy month for A$AP Ferg. With the release of his solo mixtape Still Striving, and A$AP Mob's Cozy Tapes, Vol. 2, he has been working around the clock. After his performance in Bender Arena, we had the opportunity to talk to him...
Wild and Fluorescent: Review of Lorde’s Melodrama
I am floored by Lorde's sophomore album, Melodrama. Lorde has created a deeply personal, hard-hitting album that reveals much about herself as well as other young adults. It's almost like she read my diary and wrote Melodrama about it. And the best part of this...
From Vine to Billboard Hot 100, Ruth B is here to stay
Credit: @itsruthb You may know Ruth B as the Viner who got a record deal or as the voice behind the Peter Pan inspired hit, “Lost Boy." Before her show at Jammin' Java, we had the opportunity to talk to Ruth B about her new album Ethiopia, and the death of Vine....
In Defense of “Brooklyn BabyÛ
Who else is excited about the new Lana Del Rey album? I mean, probably nobody at this organization other than me because of high standards and what not, but me, I am. I don't really care that she puts out the basically same album every two years but with a different...
“Stay:” Fate, Free Will, and Philosophical Elevator Thoughts
This week was a great week to have an existential crisis. At least, that's what my brain told me. I spent many a night contemplating the unanswered questions of our species, so when Zedd and Alessia Cara's newest video set out to answer one of my biggest inquiries,...
American Aquarium or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Country Music
I honestly cannot remember how I first heard Raleigh, North Carolina's American Aquarium. But I'm pretty sure it involved seeing the cover for their 2012 record Burn.Flicker.Die and deciding to listen based on that alone. It's not often that happens, and I'm glad...
Franconia’s Finest w/ Calkie Fisseha and Meg Mowery: Episode 2
We talking Springfield & barre, join us. We're back babbbyyyy! This week, we talking siblings, self care, and DAMN.
Analysis and Dissection of Father John Misty’s Pure Comedy
Courtesy of Pitchfork Father John Misty, aka Josh Tillman, aka the drummer from Fleet Foxes, released his third album Pure Comedy on Friday, April 7, two years after his iconic sophomore album, I Love You, Honeybear. And during this two year transition, Tillman shifts...








